受 信(じゅしん)メール

じゅしんめーる

noun

received email; inbox message

1. received email; incoming mail; inbox message

An email that has been received, as opposed to sent mail. Also refers to the inbox or received mail folder in an email application or on a mobile phone.

受信(じゅしん)メールを確認(かくにん)する。

Check the received emails.

受信(じゅしん)メールが100件(ひゃっけん)たまっている。

I have 100 unread emails piled up.

大事(だいじ)な受信(じゅしん)メールが迷惑(めいわく)メールフォルダに入(はい)っていないか確認(かくにん)してください。

Please check whether any important received emails have ended up in the spam folder.

A compound of 受信(じゅしん) (reception, receiving) and メール (email, mail). On Japanese mobile phones, the mail app historically had distinct 受信(じゅしん)ボックス (inbox) and 送信(そうしん)ボックス (sent box) labels. The term remains common even with modern email apps.

Common collocations

受信(じゅしん)メールを開(ひら)く: to open a received email
受信(じゅしん)メール一覧(いちらん): list of received emails
受信(じゅしん)メールフォルダ: inbox folder
受信(じゅしん)メールを削除(さくじょ)する: to delete received emails

Similar words

送信(そうしん)メール: sent email — email that has been sent out
受信(じゅしん)ボックス: inbox — the folder/container for received messages
迷惑(めいわく)メール: spam email — unwanted messages filtered out by the email system

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Added 2026.5.2 1:24 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29

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